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Budgeteer News - Duluth, Minnesota: "Is it possible to be a homeless philanthropist? Well, four teens in Duluth are both, and their gifts are much more than monetary.“We chose to give our gift to First Witness because when we think about what’s gone on in our lives, we could all relate to some form of abuse,” said Sylvia Spellman. "

Thursday, July 28, 2005

The Athens NEWS: Twice weekly alternative:
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"This year, the children in the art track are partnering with local community organization Good Works for a philanthropy project. The children are creating and selling sculptures to raise money for Good Works. "

Just a reminder that if you see an article you especially want to keep you may want to print it out in hard copy as different articles exist on the web for different and sometimes minimal periods of time.Reed

What's more heartwarming than the image of the doting grandparents and their smiling grandchildren? Some grandparents joke that the grandkids give them a second chance at getting parenting right, others just act from the heart and lavish affection on the fruit of their children's loins.

But here's a different take on a grandparent's love. When Teri A. Hansen's father wanted to show his love for his granddaughter, Teri's daughter, he set up a foundation in his granddaughter's name."

The Rivers Givers were recently honored at the 2005 Youth Grantmakers Summer Leadership Conference, sponsored by the Council of Michigan Foundations.
The Rivers Givers project was nominated as one of the 10 “Great Grants” finalists of the conference by the youth in attendance, and Rivers students made a special presentation to the entire group regarding the history and accomplishments of the Rivers Givers. "

That noise you might have heard was probably not the Young Professional Network of Grant County.

But the philanthropic group that promotes leadership and education for youth in Grant County is attempting to make more of a racket in the community with a restructured program designed to raise falling attendance.

'We hope to become a loud voice for helping in the community,' Young Professionals Steering Committee member Deb Austin said. 'We've just run into a lot of bad luck recently.'

Start talking to wealthy families about the benefits of getting kids involved in philanthropy, and they’ll tell you the biggest beneficiaries are the kids — and their families. They say even young children who get involved learn the value of money, the limits of resources and the need for tough decisions. It also helps sheltered youths meet and understand people who are less fortunate and provides a values-based structure for bringing families together year after year."

HANCOCK - Dick Casperini and his son Andrew, 17, drove across the country to help students in two Upper Peninsula communities.
Following a near week-long, 2,500-mile roadtrip from Cupertino, Calif., the Casperinis delivered 4,000 pounds of computer equipment to give to both Ontonagon and Hancock school districts.

Their goal was to package as many computers as could fit in their vehicle and give them to local families who don't have a computer while also helping to upgrade Ontonagon's computer aided design facility.

Dick said he's been collecting the equipment for about two years, and recently had the opportunity to make a trip to the Copper Country.

'Andrew signed up for a summer exploration program at Michigan Tech and because it was too expensive to ship, we decided to drive up,' he said. 'When Andrew found out about the trip, he stepped forward to help with the donation.'"

The premise involves gathering a group of about two dozen girls, ages 13 to 15, giving them $10,000 and permission to give it all away.

It's not a new reality TV show. It's an innovative grant-making program to empower teenage girls in Allegheny County.

Known as the Allegheny Girls as Grantmakers Project, the two-year program will allow girls to discuss and explore ways to make a difference in the county by reviewing grant proposals designed by peers and funding the best ones."

Not just in the 'Will I have enough money for retirement?' kind of way, but also in the 'Something feels out of balance' sensation that you feel in your stomach from time to time.

On a personal level, Terry, like millions of other parents and grandparents, worries about the impact our hyper-consumer society is having on her grandchildren. On a big-picture level, Terry thinks deeply about the social, economic and spiritual implications of a culture that is working overtime to addict millions of young people in the United States to spending. Not exactly the everyday concern of the average grandparent."

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